The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-30
NOVEL BATTLE IN DORCHESTER.
How a Dog Punished a Horse for
Throwing Him from Wagon Seat.

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From, the Boston GLOBE.
Quincy street, Dorchester, was recently
the scene of one Of the most novel fights on
record. An innocent-looking rag dealers
cart, driven by an old man with a white
bull pup beside him on the seat. moved
| slowly along the road. The team came
within range of the spray from a passing
| watering CART and the horse, surprised with
the foot bath, nervously SHE'D, throwing the
dog to the ground
This so enraged the pup that he few at
the horse in terrible frenzy, swapping at
the heels, and somehow he managed to get
a good hold of his leg, and brought the now
frantic steed to his knees. Before he could
recover his feet the dog flew at his head, and
caught on the lower lip, where he hung his
full weight, shaking with all his might
The horse managed to shake him off, and
gave him terrific kick with his forefoot
that sent that pup spinning some Is feet
The dog was game, however, and was back
again in a trice and went through the same
man9uvres, throwing the horse and getting
a mouthful Of his lower lip. Meanwhile the
old man. half paralyzed with fear, chung to
the seat with all his might, for the team was
swayed to and fro by the plunging of the
horse
Matters were looking pretty serious, as
the horse was fast getting winded and the
pup was Just getting warmed up to his
work. But assistance soon came in the
shape of two young boys with no better
weapons than their tennis racquets, which
they piled with all their might on the dog
TO make him break his hold. The pup paid
no attention to his assailants, and their
blows failed to distract his attention from
the horse. One clip that broke his hold
knocked him directly under the hoofs, and
he came out minus half an ear but his
blood was up and it soon became a matter
of life and death between horse and dog.
The boys soon looked for better weapons,
and they selected stones. Then man driv-
ing a tipcart came along, armed with
heavy whip, the handle Of which he broke
over the dogs back
Intense excitement prevailed, and all
hands worked to get the best of the dog and
and save the horse. The old man on the
seat was still helpless witness to the whole
affair, as he did not dare risk dismounting.
At last well-directed stone, large and
heavy, threw the dog and broke his foreleg,
and he lay helpless on the ground The tip
cart man made grab for the horse, and
coming in contact with that animals head
was knocked down, covered with gore.
Again the boys came to the assistance, and
succeeded in holding the frightened steed
while the driver disInounted Bent on do
ing vengeance on the dog, he placed "A run
ming moose over his head and tied the other
end of the rope to the wheel then swinging
him couple of times over his head he let
fly and the dog came up at the end Of the
rope with snap and one yelp, which proved
TO be his last Other assistance came up
just then IN the shape of woman with
kettle of boiling hot water, but she was too
late. The horse was nearly dead from
fright and loss Of blood. His lower jaw
hung in shreds, and the poor old man be
moaning his fate Ia the loss OF "as fine a
pup as liver was" and his poor little mare"
which looked fit subject for "Bony"
Ward.